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as for what benedict will be called, just listen. >> his holiness benedict xvi, that name will remain with him. pope emeritus or the roman pontiff emeritus. >> he will give up his special papal ring, as well. it will be destroyed. >> a few other things that are going to happen after he retires. those red shoes that everybody claimed were from prada, apparently he's going to have a comfy pair of loafers he received in mexico as a gift that he's going to wear. >> he's got to give up his prada shoes? >> poor guy. and he's resigning at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow italy time, 2:00 p.m. eastern time. and the only way that we are going to know that this is done and his reign is over is the swiss guards that are at their posts will simply walk away. and that's it. >> it is an amazing ceremony, an amazing process, not just stepping down. this is unprecedented and picking the predecessor is. he's going to live there at the vatican but out of sight. >> and he's gone and he doesn't want anybody to know where he is. we're not going to hear from him. >> abc will have extensive coverage of that tomorrow morn
as for what benedict will be called, just listen. >> his holiness benedict xvi, that name will remain with him. pope emeritus or the roman pontiff emeritus. >> he will give up his special papal ring, as well. it will be destroyed. >> a few other things that are going to happen after he retires. those red shoes that everybody claimed were from prada, apparently he's going to have a comfy pair of loafers he received in mexico as a gift that he's going to wear. >> he's got...
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benedict xvi even paused to kiss a baby. they arrived by the thousands from all over and gave him a long standing ovation. >> the decision i've made after much prayers is i trust in god's will and the deep love of christ's church. >> reporter: he says the church has quote joy and light, but acknowledges there have been difficult times. an apparent reference to the scandals that challenged his papacy. scandals that this couple from buffalo say tarnish his legacy. >> it seems like he's taking off right in the middle of it. and doesn't want to solve the problem. it's easier just to leave. >> reporter: on his last day, benedict will give up the swiss guard, his twitter account. even those red shoes. the focus will turn to those men still in red, listening in the front row. one of the cardinals will become the next pope and inherit a church even benedict admits is damaged by division. what would you like to see out of the next pope? >> i would like to see them make some serious changes. >> reporter: pope benedict will leave the v
benedict xvi even paused to kiss a baby. they arrived by the thousands from all over and gave him a long standing ovation. >> the decision i've made after much prayers is i trust in god's will and the deep love of christ's church. >> reporter: he says the church has quote joy and light, but acknowledges there have been difficult times. an apparent reference to the scandals that challenged his papacy. scandals that this couple from buffalo say tarnish his legacy. >> it seems...
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. >> the crowd was here for benedict today. it mattered probably more to them than him. >> reporter: behind the scenes, the focus also already turned to choosing his successor. a process that's always followed strict rules. perhaps the cardinals won't wait the usual 15 days to start the election. but from so quarters strong objection. only the pope can change pope law. for him to do so now might look like he's meddling. his retirement has already shaken the process up. "saturday night live" parodied that idea with a retirement ad. one more change this time around, twitter. nine cardinals do it, but they won't be allowed to once inside the conclave because the vatican doesn't want a tweet to upstage the white smoke. david wright, abc news, the vatican. >> talk about two -- the juxtapositions of two different eras. >> talking about years, decades, centuries ago with the white smoke and modern day twitter. but i have a feeling none of the cardinals would tweet something like that out. >> i think they take the secrecy very seriousl
. >> the crowd was here for benedict today. it mattered probably more to them than him. >> reporter: behind the scenes, the focus also already turned to choosing his successor. a process that's always followed strict rules. perhaps the cardinals won't wait the usual 15 days to start the election. but from so quarters strong objection. only the pope can change pope law. for him to do so now might look like he's meddling. his retirement has already shaken the process up....
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but benedict did say look, i will be hidden entirely. once i retire, good night, god bless. i am done with it. he will be quiet. >>> moving on to this. more political maneuvering around the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary. republican opponents say the vote should go forward unless more damaging material surfaces this week. the earliest that the nomination could go before the senate is a week from today. >>> and there's also plenty of political posturing over the issue of immigration reform. republicans and democrats are predicting president obama would fail if he pushes forward with his own initiative. house republican lawmakers don't like that. >> by giving advantage to those who cut in front of the line for immigrants who came here legally, not dealing with border security adequately, that tells us that he's looking for a partisan advantage. >> i hope that republicans and democrats up there don't get involved in some kind of typical washington back and forth sideshow here. and rather just roll up their sleeves and get to work. >> the white house says the pre
but benedict did say look, i will be hidden entirely. once i retire, good night, god bless. i am done with it. he will be quiet. >>> moving on to this. more political maneuvering around the nomination of chuck hagel as defense secretary. republican opponents say the vote should go forward unless more damaging material surfaces this week. the earliest that the nomination could go before the senate is a week from today. >>> and there's also plenty of political posturing over the...
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. >>> pope benedict is behind closed doors for traditional lenten prayer. thousands gathered yesterday to say goodbye to the pope. he will host his last blessing next sunday followed by a nine general audience on february 27th, the day before he officially steps down. >>> an amazing fact about friday's meteor strike in russia. shockwaves were felt by nuclear sensors halfway around the world. friday's mid-air explosion over central russia had the force of 30 hiroshima nuclear bombs. more than half of the glass that was broken has been replaced. several so-called meteor pieces are already on sale on ebay, but as the saying goes, buyer beware. >> 1 million square feet of glass shattered when that hit. >> that is incredible. i need to go to my backyard and get some rocks. >> some meteor rocks. >> of course. let me clarify. >>> just a week after getting slammed by that monster blizzard, parts of the northeast are digging out from yet another big storm. northern new england got the worst of it with some cities in maine battered by nearly a foot of blowing snow. c
. >>> pope benedict is behind closed doors for traditional lenten prayer. thousands gathered yesterday to say goodbye to the pope. he will host his last blessing next sunday followed by a nine general audience on february 27th, the day before he officially steps down. >>> an amazing fact about friday's meteor strike in russia. shockwaves were felt by nuclear sensors halfway around the world. friday's mid-air explosion over central russia had the force of 30 hiroshima nuclear...
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benedict met privately with the three elderly investigators. the italian press calls them the 007 cardinals. >> the cardinals that did the investigation in the corruption inside the vatican are known to know everything. so if they say i don't think this candidate is the best idea at this point, that will be taken very seriously. >> reporter: the pope issued new rules that could fast track this election but ultimately the timing will be up to the cardinal. david wright, abc news, rome. >> there's not a whole lot of time that we're talking here. we've got to get the conclave going and got to get people going so that -- we've got to get a new pope in time for the most sacred days that are headed our way in the catholic church. >> the easter holiday and all that. with the resignation and then with the secret report, i know people get wrapped up in the ceremony and where the church is going to go. but let's never forget these folks are still very human. there's definitely politics behind the scenes. just because you have this title or that title, yo
benedict met privately with the three elderly investigators. the italian press calls them the 007 cardinals. >> the cardinals that did the investigation in the corruption inside the vatican are known to know everything. so if they say i don't think this candidate is the best idea at this point, that will be taken very seriously. >> reporter: the pope issued new rules that could fast track this election but ultimately the timing will be up to the cardinal. david wright, abc news,...